Gibson Bridge Reserve Marlborough Gewürztraminer 2016 $30 Five years on from vintage and this wine is maturing into something you’d definitely want to take out to dinner and maybe invite back to yours for a nightcap and some Netflix. Quite the opposite of those blousy, sweet, commercial styles – this one is musky-dry and spliced … Read More
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Gibson Bridge Marlborough Pinot Gris Rosé 2020
Gibson Bridge Marlborough Pinot Gris Rosé 2020 $28 Crafted from the tiny, 6ha vineyard owned by Julie and Howard Simmonds, the pinky-grey skins of pinot gris grapes have allowed the colour of this wine to take on its soft, coral colour. Don’t expect your conventional nashi pear, peach and apple characters of commercial pinot gris … Read More
Gibson Bridge Celebration Méthode Traditionelle Marlborough Pinot Gris Rosé Zero Dosage 2020
Gibson Bridge Celebration Méthode Traditionelle Marlborough Pinot Gris Rosé Zero Dosage 2020 $56 Fans of super-dry sparkling wine with a yeasty, nutty kick will lean toward this style for sure. No sugar was added after the secondary ferment and disgorgement stage of this wine, and that differentiates it from the clear bottle version in that … Read More
Mud House The Narrows Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020
Mud House The Narrows Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 $21.99 The ‘Narrows’ has fast become one of my favourite, best-value pinot noirs in the country. Highly complex, deeply fruity, dark, fulsome and supremely elegant” noted Yvonne, while Cameron loved its injection of cranberry, pomegranate and vanilla across its firm tannins. Marty agreed, “intensely aromatic and loaded … Read More
Kelly Washington Marlborough Chardonnay 2020
Kelly Washington Marlborough Chardonnay 2020 $50 Organically grown in the Rapaura sub-region, and shepherded into the bottle by star winemaker Tamra Kelly, this chardonnay has a soft, nougat-like nose surrounded by peachy complexity, creamy, nutty notes, grapefruity goodness and fresh, feisty acidity. Kelly Washington Wines
Rock Ferry 3rd Rock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Rock Ferry 3rd Rock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $25 Crafted from fruit grown in their Corners, Orchard and Brookby Springs vineyards, this organic sauvignon blanc is all sorts of delicious. Plumped with punchy passionfruit, lemongrass, bruised basil and buckets of citrus, it’s intensely vibrant and bursting with fruit sweetness and crunchy acidity. Softly herbaceous and … Read More
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Rock Ferry The Corners Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 $30 If you thought all Marlborough sauvignon blanc was squint-inducingly acidic and packed with passionfruit, then wrap your tonsils around this organic example from Rock Ferry will rock you sideways. It’s softly-styled, showing lemon pith and lime blossom characters, peach and even a tweak of caramelisation … Read More
Mud House Woolshed Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Mud House Woolshed Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 $22.99 Classic mouthfilling sauvignon here, loaded with lemon, lime, soft green herbs, peach and passionfruit, it’s that style that’ll absolutely please the crowds and deliver fruit-induced smiles until the bottle’s gone. Crunchy-fresh and beautifully balanced, it has mid-palate power and flavours that linger long. Nicely made indeed. … Read More
Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2020
Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2020 $30 Made by Dave Clouston, this unique take on chardonnay was hand-harvested, aged for approximately a year in a combo of a large, 4500 ltr French oak fudre and a concrete egg with a 100% malolactic ferment before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Hence why this feijoa … Read More
Rock Ferry Orchard Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Rosé 2021
Rock Ferry Orchard Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Rosé 2021 $25 Paired with Annabel Langbein’s Rainbow Energy Salad in Canvas Magazine, NZ Herald Sat Nov 6 2021 With pomegranate, beetroot, carrots, chickpeas and more nuts than a dukkah factory, this salad screams out for a deliciously dry, certified organic, biodynamically-grown rosé. Tah dahh! Introducing a crunchy-crisp, apple … Read More